President Trump traveled to Utah Monday to sign a pair of proclamations that collectively trim the size of two national monuments designated by the Obama administration by more than two million acres, including one in an area of some oil and gas drilling, in a move that represents the largest rollback of protected federal land in the nation’s history.
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Sunoco Asks to Remove Mariner East 2 Protesters — If Necessary
Sunoco Pipeline LP has asked the Huntingdon County Common Pleas Court for permission to remove landowners and their supporters from a property in southern Pennsylvania where an encampment has cropped up to prevent construction of the Mariner East (ME) 2 natural gas pipeline.
Pennsylvania County Judge Refuses to Step Aside in Range Lawsuit
A county judge in Pennsylvania has refused to remove himself from presiding over a lawsuit filed by Range Resources Corp., stating that he can remain objective in the case despite his wife’s activities with an environmental group opposed to hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
Affordable NGV Home Fueling System Goal of Collaboration
The Gas Technology Institute (GTI) said Tuesday it will work with University of Texas at Austin’s (UT) Center for Electromechanics to help remove technical barriers on commercially viable home fueling equipment for natural gas vehicles (NGVs).
BP, Anadarko Said Liable for Macondo-Related Water Penalties
BP plc and Anadarko Petroleum Corp. are liable for civil penalties under the Clean Water Act for their roles in the Macondo well blowout in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
API Calls for New York to Lift All Fracking Prohibitions
The American Petroleum Institute (API) Wednesday called on New York regulators to remove all prohibitions against drilling in the Marcellus Shale formation in the southern part of the state.
Industry Briefs
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (KMP) has agreed to acquire SouthTex Treaters, a manufacturer, designer and fabricator of natural gas treating plants that remove carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, for about $155 million. The manufactured amine plants range in size from five to 1,200 gallons per minute of treating capacity. Kinder Morgan Treating, a subsidiary of KMP, is a large provider of contract-operated treating and hydrocarbon dew point conditioning plants. “This acquisition will enable us to provide large amine plants for centralized treating facilities, which are often needed in the rapidly developing shale plays,” said Bill Stokes, vice president of Kinder Morgan Treating. “We will also be able to replenish our already large inventory of amine plants and offer our customers even more flexibility for their treating needs.” Closing is expected during the fourth quarter.
Alberta Changes Well Spacing Regulations
Regulators in Alberta said the province would remove most subsurface well density controls for coalbed methane (CBM) and shale gas, one of several changes announced Thursday for well spacing for conventional and unconventional oil and gas wells.
Rockies Producers Want Faster BLM Leasing
Rockies exploration and production (E&P) companies intend to work more closely with BLM to remove uncertainty surrounding oil and gas leasing activity in many areas in the region, an official with the Denver-based Western Energy Alliance (WEA) told NGI Thursday.
Rockies Federal Leasing Declines 70%, Say Producers
Rockies exploration and production (E&P) companies intend to work more closely with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to remove uncertainty surrounding oil and gas leasing activity in many areas in the region, an official with the Denver-based Western Energy Alliance (WEA) told NGI last week.